9 Fun Pillowcase Crafts

Extra pillowcases can be transformed and given new life with any of these tutorials. Photo by Oxfordian Kissuth

I never had an allowance as a child, but I loved giving people gifts. Consequently, each December, you would find me picking up odds and ends around the house to make into gifts for friends and family (today, they call that Christmas upcycling). And aside from on ill-fated Christmas where my scented oranges grew moldy by Christmas, most of them turned out perfectly.

These upcycled pillowcase crafts would have been right up my alley back in the day. I may have to add them to my current Christmas list anyway. So many of these look super fun to make!

This tutorial isn’t specifically listed as a toy bag, but I’ve seen so many similar bags floating around the Internet marketed as a toy bag using fabric scraps, this is simply an easier version of the same idea. Use a kid-friendly print for a toy sack, or paint the name of a child right onto the bag.

This apron tutorial is a little more complicated than some I have seen, but I think the extra effort creates an apron that you can be proud of and would be perfect for gifts for men and women. I’d add pockets to mine.

Any of these pillowcases would be perfect for these crafts. Photo by Eva Jandíková

Use a pillowcase as gift wrap? Why not? There are plenty of Christmas-themed vintage pillowcases that would be fun to wrap Christmas gifts in. At other times of year, any other seasonal print would be fun. The best part is, you don’t have to throw it away and clean-up is a breeze! Plus, if you run out of tape, you can still wrap your gifts.

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